Legging boot



Jan. 11, 1949 MALLUK 2,458,952

LEGGING BOOT Filed April 6, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l A. M. MALLUK Jan. 11, 1949.

LEGGING BOOT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' Filed April 6, 1945 Fig.5.

Jssad' 77. 171a ZZZLZZ Patented Jan. 11, 1949 UNITED S TATES ATENT.ferries v LEG'GING'BOOT p AssadM. Malluk, New "York, N. Application April '6, 1945, .Serial' 586,923.

1 mm. gorse-4) 1 This invention relates tof'o'otwearof the general character of that shown in my co-pending application Serial No. 471,421, filed Januaryt, 194-3, now Patent Number 2,426,700, granted September 2, 1947. One of its objects is to provide'anarticle of footwear and more particularly 'a 'boot or overshoe having a form fitting leg portion or member which serves as a legging. j

Another object .is the provision of a waterproof-: and sandproof boot orovers'hoe having a wide, and commod'i'ous opening at the top'for' easy insertion or removal of the foot with respect to the shoe, which opening is reduced to the size of the leg when the boot is worn. I I

A further object 'of the invention is to provide a boot or'overshoehaving a top portion or member which may be spread wide open to expose the inner sole and other'innner surfaces thereof to the drying influence of the air. Still another objectisthe provision of aboot or overshoe of the character described "having legging and foot members which may "be separated from one another to permit replacement of either of said members with respect to the other. In this connection, it should be noted that under conditions of normal wear the foot portion or member of a conventional-boot wears out much morequickly'than does the xleg portion thereof... In the case of conventional boots and overshoes. therefore, the entire boot must be discarded when the foot "portion wears out despite the fact that the leg portion maybe in excellent condition. In the present invention,

when the foot memberis worn out tothefpoint Where itlha's to be discarded, the'l'egginjg member being still usable, the foot member 'Tis'simpIy detached from the legging member and a new foot memberis putinits place.fl .Pref'erred embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side View of one of the preferred embodiments of the invention showing the right side of the left boot; 5

Fig. 2 is a viewsimilar to that of Fig. 1 showing the left side of the left boot;

3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2 showing the boot in partly open or unstrapped condition;

4 is a perspective view of the top of the boot showing it fully open;

Fig.- '1 is a view of'the foot "and lower art of the legging portions'of said left boot showing the wrap around portion thereof and looking at the le'ftside of the boot in opened out condition;

Fig. 8 is a perspective 'view' of the second embodimentof the invention;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section on the line 99 of Fig. '8;

Fig. 1-0 is an enlarged View of the'legging'mem- 'ber' of the-embodiment shown in' Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is& perspective view of the foot member of the embodiment shown in "Fig. 8; and Fig. 12 is a fragment ry side 'v'iewjjof the foot member 'of' the embodim'entshown 'in Fig. 8

showing theinner or an'klestrap member thereof. Referring toflthe embodiment shown, in Figs.

"1 to :7, inclusive, the boot comprises a foot portion liandtaleg orleggingportion 'l'l integral therewith. The .boot "is provided with conventional sole i2; heel 13 and toe 14" members. Ex-

cluding these members and the trimmings or accessories, the tfoot'and leg portions are made cfthe same piece .or pieces of material, continuous in extent from the sole and heelto the top oftheiboot."

'It will be seen in 'Figs. 3, 4 and I that the legging portion flares upwardlyand outwardly "frorn a relatively form fitting .foo't portion to a relatively wide and roomy legging portion. There is a small tuck or fold 'l'5in the foot portion on "the outer side of the "bootwhere the 'foot portion meets theheel and sole members. Said ftuc'k the boot. When wound around theleg as shown in Figsl and '2, its diagonaledgeitravels a spiral course thus serving, together with "the rest of the leg portion, as the legging of the boot. To hold it in place when thus wound around the leg are straps I1 and I8. Strap I1 is fastened to the back of the counter of the boot and is brought around the foot portion at or immediately below the ankle. It buckles on the left side of the left boot and. on the right side of the right boot. Strap l8 may consist of two sections as shown in Fig. 3, to wit, a buckle carrying member l9 and an apertured strap member 20. Both are afiixed to the top of the wrap-around portion of the boot in spaced relation to each other on a' common horizonial line. They face in opposite di- ,the wrap-around portion proper.

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rections, the strap member 20 extending beyond the diagonal edge of fold 16. When the wraparound member is wound around the leg, the strap member meets and engages the buckle carrying member as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be noted in Figures 3, 4 and '7, that the legging portion may be made of three separate sections of material which extend from the sole of the boot to the top of the legging and which are indicated in the drawings by the numerals l6a, 16b, and 160. These sections are joined together by seams, the construction of which is shown in Figures and 6. When the legging portion is wrapped around the leg, one of these sections will form the inner side of the boot and will extend approximately from the center of the front to the center of the back-of the leg and the other sections will have an edge joining the first mentioned section.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. Sto 12, inclusive, the boot 30 comprises a footmember 3|, a legging member 32 and two .strap members 33 and 33a, respectively, said foot around portion 35 integral therewith. The upper strap member 33 of the present embodiment tapers outwardly from its apertured end to the part thereof that .is attached to the wrap-around portion 35. It will be seen in Figs. 8, 9 and that there is an opening 37 in the fold of the'wraparound portion 35 and thatthe wide end of strap member .33 is inserted therein. Unlike strap member 20 of the first embodiment, the present strap member 33 is not afiixed directly to the wrap-around portion. Instead, it' is secured to an elastic strip 38 which, in turn, is affixed to A strap guide or loop 39 fastened to the legging member 32 holds the strap 33 in place. This arrangement 'makesfor added comfort when the boot is worn. It permits of tightening the wrap-around memis. affixed to the wrap-around portion 34 of the -foot member.

. The. counter part of ankle strap member I! of the first embodiment, which is affixed externally of the boot, is strap member 40 of the present embodiment and is afiixed, as shown in Fig. 12, internally of the boot. It is tied together with laces 41 instead of the buckle of strap memll. The present embodiment is also provided with a longitudinal slit 42 in the instep thereof, a tongue 43 therebeneath and laces 44 to bring the edges of the slit together. This construction renders the boot particularly useful for paratroopers since it provides especially strong support for the ankles.

The description of the invention hereinabove set forth is intended by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. Modifications and changes may be had Without departing from the basic principles of the invention. Material of which it is made may be waterproof canvas, rubberized fabric, leather or any other suitable material. The boot herein described and claimed may be used in arctic regions and torrid regions equally well, depending upon the material of which it is made.

It will be understood that my shoe may be worn as a primary shoe or particularly in the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 as an overshoe over a conventional shoe.

I claim:

An article of footwear in the form of a boot comprising a sole member and a legging member attached thereto, said legging being made of substantially three sections, each of said sections extending from the sole of the boot to the top thereof, one of said sections forming the inner side of a foot and leg portion of said boot and being substantially rectangular in shape, the other two sections being substantially triangular in shape, one of said second mentioned sections joining the front of the first mentioned section and forming the outside of the boot, the other of said second mentioned sections joining the rear of the first mentioned section and forming the counter of the boot, the other edges of said second mentioned sections being joined together at approximately the beginning of the heel adjacent the sole at the outside thereof, said second mentioned sections forming a portion with the upper ends thereof when partially wrapped projecting outwardly to the rear of the heel portion of the sole member and being adapted to be wrapped about the leg in the closed position to form a legging.

ASSAD M. MALLUK.

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